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Facebook dumping e-mail, in case you notice

'It's a little bit of bowing to the inevitable'

Published: 02/25/2014 at 2:03 PM

(CNN) — Check your Facebook mail lately?

Didn’t think so. Apparently not many others did, either. So after three-plus years, the world’s largest social media outlet is pulling the plug on its little-used e-mail service, the company confirmed Tuesday.

“We’re making this change because most people haven’t been using their Facebook e-mail address, and we can focus on improving our mobile messaging experience for everyone,” Facebook said in a statement.

For those who do have a Facebook mail account, messages will be forwarded to the primary e-mail address listed in a user’s account, the company said. The changes are planned to roll out in March, and users can turn off that forwarding option if they prefer not to have their personal inboxes flooded with these messages.